Farmer Wants A Wife

This is not the worst reality dating show that I've seen however the levels of cringe are still pretty high.

I just can't get over how desperate most these women seem to be. A week in and most of the girls haven't so much as kissed their prospective cowboys but they are straight up losing their minds and making complete fools out of themselves whenever their cowboy so much as talks to one of the other women.

Like, you willingly went on a show where you knew you would be dating a man who would be dating multiple other women. So why are these women acting like they had no idea it would be like this?

Then you have the cowboys themselves who I have to admit so far all seem to be pretty nice guys aside from maybe one but they also seem to be fairly clueless and a week in its really no wonder they are all single. Some of the women though are giving me major Fatal Attraction vibes and others are obviously just there because they weren't attractive enough to get on The Bachelor and this was their only shot to be on TV.

I watched Season 1, Episodes 1 &11 (first & last episodes) On Demand of Farmer Wants a Wife. Having grown up in a city surrounded by small farms and stables, I often visited friends on their rustic properties (picking fresh grown corn, beans, etc. In the great outdoors) plus horseback riding on densely wooded trails so I dressed to protect myself from the elements: deer flies, rough hides, sun, rain, mud, muck, dander, dampness, gloves, etc. In "Farmer Wants a Wife", clueless women arrived alluringly exposed, coifed, manicured and dressed for limousines and city dating rather than prepared for the rugged outdoors in pants, boots, long sleeves, neck scarves, hats. Second, the "farmers" are what I'd term RANCHERS as they don't raise crops as farmers do but instead own large livestock (cows, bulls, pigs, etc.). If I were meeting these men, I'd expect them TO TAKE OFF THEIR HATS in my presence. They were all nicely dressed but appeared to be hiding from the women rather than attempting to interact with them like gentlemen, IN A COURTEOUS MANNER. Are they shy or sneaky? Third, I'd be freaked spending time with a guy I don't know on a spread 3 miles from the nearest neighbor. The show is geared for well-established males, not for single women being expected to give up their city lives and careers.

I looked forward to watching this show every year. Not watching again.

It has become worse than love island, married at first sight.

This year it went beyond uncomfortable.

Farmers carrying on with 5 different women. In bath tubs, covered in paint kissing everyone Going nude, Who would want to marry Any of these sleazey guys. And the women had no shame they were on the wrong show.

We expected this for married at fist sight but at least it's one on one.

This is not a family show. They need to go back to the farm. No wonder they are on their own.

Only one farmer had the right idea find your girl and get off the show early with his new love.

It would be hard to marry a farmer after watching some of these tv images and think you would have a happy life.

Some ladies to good for this show it is degrading.

The Littlest Hobo (season 3, episode 13, 1982): Mail Order Bride with Simon Oakland and Barbara Gordon. I do not have TV or cable, so I cannot watch current programming. The commercials for Farmer Wants A Wife I see on online movie sites remind me of this show. This episode is currently available online. I have always remembered the scene in which Barbara Gordon's character makes a picnic lunch for Simon Oakland's character with the little sandwiches. It would be interesting to compare the two shows. I wonder if the creators of Farmer Wants A Wife knew of this Mail Order Bride show and decided to make a new expanded version of it.

I know, I know everyone see's the title and thinks another version of the Bachelor or Love Island, but it's not. This show has been running for many seasons in Australia now and has 10 successful relationships which are still running strong.

Of course it's about entertainment and some parts can be a bit hard to watch but this show has a real heart, and it is actually trying to build relationships. It's an alternative to the swipe left or right dating scene that's sadly taken over our modern world.

Give it a chance, you might enjoy it, and if you get hooked on the US version you might want to take a peek at the Aussie one :)